rails                  
                                          
                                          
  
                                          
  
                                          
                                          
 trains  are  so  constructed  that  they 
 have to follow  a set path. this path is 
 called  a "railway", which  is comprised 
 of two metal rails, hence its  nickname. 
                                          
 because  the low  friction  between  the 
 wheels of the train and the  rail metal, 
 there are limits for  how acute a  curve 
 can be, and  even  more so  for how much 
 the   ground  under  the  rails  can  be 
 sloped. thus  a railway is often not led 
 on top of hills, rather through them  in 
 tunnels   (if  they   are   large),   or 
            artificial chasms.            
                                          
 there will be trees on the side  of  the 
 rails, but not  too  close, or they will 
 be  cut  down by  the railway  janitors. 
 there  will  be  plains, and  bodies  of 
                  water.                  
                                          
 trains go by  day  and by  night.  along 
       the way, there is information      
 scattered, often put  on  top  of poles, 
 to be  interpreted by the train drivers. 
 different  parts  of  the  railway  have 
          different speed limits.         
                                          
 sometimes,  trains have to stop and wait 
 for something  to happen, far away. this 
 is  signaled by  red  or  green  lights. 
                                          
                                  
                                          
 many people  follow the  rails  by foot. 
 often this  proves  to  be  the  shorter 
 path  between two  points.  however this 
 is   frowned  upon,  and  very  impolite 
        toward the train drivers!